Addiction Recovery New Year’s Resolutions As the clock strikes 12 on midnight, a new year is upon us filled with endless possibilities about the better person we hope to be and all the goals we hope to achieve this upcoming year. But for those of us in addiction recovery, New Year’s resolutions are more than […]
Tips to Keep your Sobriety during the Holiday Season From mid-November through the New Year, our schedules are suddenly jam-packed with office parties, brunches, family holiday dinners and so much more. While many people look forward to this time of year to celebrate in all the merriment & festivities, people who are in recovery tend […]
An Open Letter to Parents Sending their Child to a Rehabilitation Center It is one of the most difficult and unimaginable situations a parent will ever have to face: the realization that their own child is deep into a drug or alcohol addiction. The warning signs have been creeping into daily normality for quite some […]
Sober October: Benefits of Not Drinking for 31 Days Sober October, much like Dry January, involves challenging yourself to cut out alcohol for 31 days. People chose to participate in this month-long wellness experiment for many reasons. Whether it is to achieve a weight loss goal, focus on your mental health, teaming with your recovering […]
While some consider substance use disorder as a personal experience, it is crucial to take into account the other people directly affected – the family. In more recent years, dependency on drugs and alcohol has been studied and well documented as a family disease. The addict, as well as his or her family, friends, and […]
Sober living housing acts as a bridge between an inpatient facility treatment center and the real world. In the early recovery stages, these homes mean the difference between going back to old habits or continuing on the journey to long term sobriety. Once you leave an addiction treatment center and return home, many early recovery […]